Mediterranean gulls and Sandwich terns, breeding season, Noirmoutier, France cover photo - 169460372

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Photo title: Mediterranean gulls and Sandwich terns, breeding season, Noirmoutier, France
Author: 2circles

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Noirmoutier is a nature reserve, much loved by many species of birds, and abounds with traditional skills such as salt extraction and oyster and shellfish banks, which give the island its unique tastes and smells. In spring many small islands are occupied by enormous amounts of breeding birds, such as here the Mediterranean gulls, Ichthyaetus melanocephalus. This gull breeds in colonies in large reed beds or marshes, or on islands in lakes. The Sandwich tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis, breeds in very dense colonies on coasts and islands, and exceptionally inland on suitable large freshwater lakes close to the coast.

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